Cooking Recipe Ciabatta
Recipe Ingredients
FIRST STEP
SECOND STEP
Directions
Add yeast to sifted flour and slowly mix in the water. Beat for five
minutes. Place in a bowl and brush with olive oil. Cover and leave to
rise in a warm place until tripled in size (5-24 hours). Now chill.
Stir the warm water, milk and olive oil into the chilled mixture.
Slowly add this mixture to the 1 1/4 lb of flour, adding the yeast
and salt.
Using either a food processor or those at the end of your wrists,
form into a dough and then knead on a floured surface until springy .
Put dough in an oiled bowl, cover and leave to rise until doubled in
size.
Divide into four and stretch dough into rectangles, pressing flat
with your knuckles. Cover with a damp cloth and leave in a warm place
for 2 hours. Pre-heat oven to 450 F. Heat baking sheets in oven. Dust
baking sheets with cornmeal and place dough on top.
Bake for 25 minutes, sprinkling with water three times during the
first 10 minutes.